Hunt County District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Deadline

10 business days

TDFPS must provide specified child-related health, treatment, educational, and assessment records to the parties and child attorneys within 10 business days after receipt by a TDFPS agent.

TDFPS shall provide any psychological evaluation; medical information, including all treatment, healthcare operations, psychotherapy notes and protected health information (as defined in HIPAA and the Privacy Act); health history; hospitalization records; tests; outpatient care; educational records which may contain health information; educational information; ARD records; therapy notes; reports; CANS assessments; mental health records; drug, alcohol, or substance abuse records; or other information related to the child(ren) to each party, including but not limited to the Attorney and Guardian Ad Litems for the child(ren) and to the attorney of each Respondent Parent corresponding with that child within ten (10) business days of receipt by any agent of TDFPS.

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Deadline

10 business days

TDFPS must provide specified respondent-parent records to the parties and counsel within 10 business days after receipt by a TDFPS agent.

TDFPS shall provide any psychological evaluation; medical information, including all treatment, healthcare operations, psychotherapy notes and protected health information (as defined in HIPAA and the Privacy Act); health history; hospitalization records; tests; outpatient care; educational records which may contain health information; educational information; ARD records; therapy notes; reports; mental health records; drug, alcohol, or substance abuse records; psychosocial evaluation; psychiatric evaluation; attendance records at any service; certifications of completion of services; or other information related to a Respondent ===== PAGE 2 ===== Parent to each party including but not limited to the attorneys for each Respondent Parent and the Attorney and Guardian Ad Litems for the child(ren) within ten (10) business days of receipt by any agent of TDFPS.

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Deadline

10 business days

A respondent parent or relevant attorney or guardian ad litem must provide independently held specified records to TDFPS within 10 business days after receipt and provide copies to the other parties.

Any Respondent Parent, Attorney for Respondent Parent, Attorney or Guardian Ad Litem who has independent records of any psychological evaluation; medical information, including all treatment, healthcare operations, psychotherapy notes and protected health information (as defined in HIPAA and the Privacy Act); health history; hospitalization records; tests; outpatient care; educational records which may contain health information; educational information; ARD records; therapy notes; reports; mental health records; drug, alcohol, or substance abuse records; psychosocial evaluation; psychiatric evaluation; attendance records at any service; certifications of completion of services; or other information related to a Respondent Parent or child(ren) shall provide the records to TDFPS for inclusion in the official file held by TDFPS related to the case within ten (10) business days of receipt by the Respondent Parent, Attorney or Guardian Ad Litem and provide a copy to the other parties in the case.

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TDFPS must produce the deidentified case record at least 30 days before trial.

TDFPS shall produce a copy of the deidentified case record no less than thirty (30) days prior to trial.

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Within 5 days after temporary orders are entered, a parent must sign a release of specified medical, psychological, psychiatric, treatment, and substance-abuse records to TDFPS.

No more than five (5) days following the entry of temporary orders, a parent shall sign a release of information for all medical, psychological, or psychiatric records, and for all treatment records, including but not limited to records related to drug and/or alcohol abuse to TDFPS.

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The required disclosures must be filed no later than 14 days before trial.

all parties, including the ad litem for the children, shall file Disclosures required by Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 194.4 and 195.5 no later than 14 days prior to trial.

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Unless the court grants leave, the pleading-amendment deadline is at least 30 days before trial.

Except with leave of court, all pleadings must be amended at least thirty (30) days prior to trial.

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Deadline

5 business days

A party or ad litem receiving formal notice of a child’s Native status, or lack thereof, must file the notice with the court within five business days and simultaneously provide copies to all parties.

IT IS ORDERED that any party or ad !item receiving formal notice of the Native status (or the lack thereof) of the child(ren) as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S .C. 1902) shall file such notice with the court within five business days of receipt, and shall simultaneously provide copies of the same to all parties.